Upcoming @Awopradio Show September 18th 7-9PM EST

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"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." MLK
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This Week's Awop Radio Show is dedicated to the Health Care Crisis in our Country and the People who are fighting the Good Fight still advocating on behalf of millions of Americans without access to affordable Health Care. We plan to honor our guests hard work as we ask questions about the ongoing battles and challenges for improved Health Care. Do Click the Title to connect to AWOP on Blogtalkradio or click the Radio on the Sidebar. Or Click the LINK HERE for the actual link to Sunday's Show. Kim @awop of "A World of Progress" ( online Magazine), and Perry ( @mommapolitico) are the Hostesses,Nunzia Rider is our crew, and I am a contributer ( Health and Environmental ).

Guests include ::


(1) Wendell Potter at 7:30PM EST , Insurance Whistleblower who helped so many of us learn about the Inside Workings of the Insurance Industry. To Learn more about his work and his insights, please do see his Blog and learn more. ( Here is the Link to his Blog and website.)


His Book "Deadly Spin", is haunting and a must read, especially as HCR has gone into effect, and yet more than ever are UnInsured.

Here is the Link to the YouTube Video of Wendell on BOOK-TV on CSpan, discussing his book, Deadly Spin. (10min) The Full Name of the Book is "Deadly Spin, An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out On How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans."

Wendell is also working with Public Integrity to answer Insurance Questions/Concerns, by emailing askwendell@publicintegrity.org or by posting your queries as comments at the bottom of his columns. More Explained in his latest blogpost.

*** Bonus Video of Wendell Potter speaking in at a Bookstore about Deadly Spin and sharing stories.
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(2) Out 2nd guest is Lucinda Marshall, Health Care Advocate who has been researching the Current Situation of People with Pre-Existing Conditions who are trying to navigate Insurance and High Risk Pools as they move state to state. Here is more from her blog on her research and her story about moving Insurance with a Pre-existing Condition that shows how difficult the situation is to navigate. (Scroll to her post of 8/21 where the story begins.And also more on her and her work in her own Biography.

*** Here is the actual link about Moving Insurance from State to State, we can learn much from Lucinda's resourcefulness and research .
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(3) Vanessa Beck, the New Leader of HealthcareNOW at 8PM EST, which is an Organization that is still working for Single Payer Health Care for all ( Medicare for All). Here is more on her leadership and bio here.
Vanessa Speaks about our Health Care Crisis by sharing her own profound compelling story,

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(4) And at 8:30PM we have the Mad As Hell Doctors. All three wonderful folks are planning on calling in, Philip Kauffman (organizer,facebook guru, non-physician activist), Dr. Mike Huntington and Dr. Paul Hochfeld.


You can also follow them on Twitter @MAHDrs and like them at www.facebook.com/MadDrs.

This Video about Single Payer was produced by Dr.Paul Hochfeld, "Health,Money and Fear",

{{ Dr.Paul Hochfeld's website and post "Our Ailing Healthcare" has more about the Video, and DVD.}}

Here is the link to Dr.Paul Hochfeld's Film on the Doctor's Tour /Road Trip to DC, of America.
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“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.” Edward R.Murrow
Posts Below have the latest on the Poverty Statistics, as they relate to Insurance Issues, Joblessness, and Food Assistance. Helpful Background information for the Sunday Radio Show.